Speaking with Nick Clegg, on the former deputy Prime Minister’s podcast, he said his children’s link to Germany was “important to them”.

Mr Farage, vice-chairman of the Leave Means Leave group, was at the European Parliament in his role as an MEP.

He thanked Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, for helping Britain "making it over the line with Brexit" before criticising her immigration and asylum policy.

He said that the vote to leave showed Britain did not want to be part of an "increasingly German dominated European Union" and that.

After this he heavily criticised the European Union and criticised the potential of it having a military.

Ms Merkel, the German chancellor, also gave a speech at the event, in which she backed Emmanuel Macron's comments that there should be a European army.

Yep, still out. Thanks.

I'm in favour of a European army and think it's a good idea

Why?

European defence and security, and all the civil tasks a modern army does, quite valid to have an army.

Putin is ok with it too.

Trump is such a maverick you need to have any insurance you can get.

And thanks to the UK divorce contribution it should be quite affordable.

Thats one way to get rid of him. Military drone strike from the Euro army!

The concept of a Euro army is like kryptonite to brexiteers, because of that old "sovereignty" chestnut.